diff --git a/tasks/lxc_cache_create.yml b/tasks/lxc_cache_create.yml
index f3b8d577..4c33810c 100644
--- a/tasks/lxc_cache_create.yml
+++ b/tasks/lxc_cache_create.yml
@@ -63,4 +63,5 @@
   when:
     - lxc_container_backing_store is defined
     - lxc_container_backing_store == 'lvm'
+    - lxc_container_backing_method is defined
     - lxc_container_backing_method == 'copy-on-write'